since i appear to be reaching the aforementioned web server by a path that
> includes cogent-to-nlayer, i think this part of the plain text is inaccurate.

route-views has no paths showing cogent/limelight and cogent/nlayer.

> 7  p6-0.core01.sjc04.atlas.cogentco.com (66.28.4.234)  4.183 ms
> 8  g3-3.ar1.pao1.us.nlayer.net (69.22.153.21)  2.637 ms

is someone in paix-pa(?) helping nlayer out?

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--tariq